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On Thursday, the first meeting of a new Cabinet of Ministers took place immediately after the appointment of a prime minister and ministers, said the newly appointed Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Taras Kutoviy, Ukrainian TV Channel 112 Ukraine reported.”It was a full-fledged working meeting, in fact, the first such meeting of the Cabinet...

The SBU Security Service of Ukraine has announced that together with the prosecutor`s office they arrested upon receiving a bribe the mayor of one of the district centers of Kyiv region, as well as five of the briber`s accomplices.According to the SBU`s press center, the blackmailer demanded EUR 1 million from a developer company official for...

Newly appointed Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy said he supported the introduction of a visa regime with Russia, Ukrainian news service TSN reported. ”When I was Secretary of the National and Security Defense Council, I launched an initiative to introduce a visa regime with the Russian Federation. My position has not...

The Czech Republic is poised to change its name to ”Czechia” to make it easier for companies and sports teams to use it on products and clothing, according to BBC News.The country will retain its full name but Czechia will become the official short geographic name, as ”France” is to ”The French Republic,” BBC News reports.If approved by...

The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 104 times in the past 24 hours, which is 20% more than the previous days, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).The invaders fired mortars of various calibers 21 times in the direction of the villages of Zaitseve, Opytne,...

A strong earthquake hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, bringing down some buildings, killing at least nine people and injuring hundreds, local media said, but the nuclear regulator reported no problems at power plants, according to Reuters.The initial magnitude 6 tremor struck 11 km (7 miles) east of the city of Kumamoto, according to the U.S....

White House spokesman Josh Earnest says that the United States expects a newly appointed Ukrainian government will continue reform and take further steps to fight against corruption.”There are critically important reforms that include reforms related to fighting corruption that are going to be critical to Ukraine`s longer-term success,” he said...

The SBU Security Service of Ukraine has found four paintings by Dutch artists of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, stolen in 2005 from a museum in the town of Hoorn in the Netherlands, according to the SBU press service.After receiving the request from the Dutch law enforcement officers SBU worked thoroughly to verify information on...

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says that Ukraine should appoint a reformist prosecutor general to maintain international support, according to a statement on the White House`s website.”In order to maintain international support for Ukraine, the new team should move forward quickly on Ukraine`s reform program, including fulfilling its IMF...

Darijo Srna marked his record-breaking 486th game for Shakhtar with a goal and two assists as the Ukrainian side marched into the UEFA Europa League semi-finals, according to an announcement on the UEFA official website.The Thursday game between Shakhtar Donetsk and Braga ended with a 4-0 score (agg: 6-1), UEFA wrote.A giant banner featuring the...